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Saturday, February 23, 2013

DOE Official: Security Breach May Necessitate Nuclear Agency’s Elimination

DOE Official: Security Breach May Necessitate Nuclear Agency’s Elimination

A fence at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee. A senior Energy Department official on Thursday suggested the July break-in at Y-12 made elimination of the semiautonomous DOE agency that oversees the U.S. nuclear arms worth considering (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig). By Douglas P. Guarino
Global Security Newswire
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Energy Department’s top safety and security official suggested on Thursday that eliminating the semiautonomous National Nuclear Security Administration might be prudent in the wake of last year’s highly publicized break-in at the Y-12 nuclear weapons facility.http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/doe-official-security-breach-may-necessitate-nuclear-agencys-elimination/
Posted by Michele Kearney at 8:32 AM

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